Protesters in Athens clash amongst themselves

Greek protesters fight with hooded youths amid demonstrations against the
government's austerity bill being voted on in parliament.

3:42PM BST 20 Oct 2011

The peaceful protest of tens of thousands in Greece was disrupted when hooded youths threw molotov cocktails and smoke bombs at other protesters.

They in turn struck back with the flags they were carrying during the protest. Police did not intervene in the beginning, but later pushed back the hooded youths, firing tear gas.

The clashes took place outside the parliament building in central Athens, where the waves of protesters had gathered to oppose the austerity bill, which cuts wages and jobs, in demonstrations organised by the country's main labour unions.

The unions called a strike on Thursday, the second day of labour action. On Wednesday a protest of more than 100,000 erupted in violence for hours with youths throwing petrol bombs and setting fires in the city.